Fishing

RS 1

The taming of 'Troutzilla'

I know a lot of fishermen who keep relationships and fishing at a distance, in the same way some wives and girlfriends like to shop without the man of the house.

Blokes & their Boats - February 2012

STEVE RADICH - © Fairfax NZ News

 

The ITM Fishing Show - February 2012

MATT WATSON - © Fairfax NZ News

 

'Ten marlin in one day' reunion

Gamefishing History

BILL HALL - © Fairfax NZ News

 

Guide to Auckland boat ramps

Hauraki Gulf

JOHN EICHELSHEIM - © Fairfax NZ News

 

Give me sand, lots of sand...

Occasionally we get rocks in our head and feel the urge to travel somewhere where the coastline is not so dominated by crazy jungles of confused and fractured basalt.

Horsey girls on slow-jigs

Red cod, spiny dogfish, barracouta, and the rarer but welcome kahawai, are all that stopped me from scaling the walls and going into massive fishing withdrawal symptoms while surfcasting in my home area of Hawkes Bay.

Gearing up to go hard

The humble kahawai

Hooking fish on circles

Fishermen around the globe are certainly spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting hooks.

When fair is foul

Hover through the fog and filthy air, chant the witches as they await the arrival of Macbeth in Shakespeare's tragedy of that name.

Recommended Reading

Below are some of our favourite online resources.

Southern Bluefin Tuna

Albacore

Blue shark

A common pelagic shark with world-wide distribution, blue sharks are common in New Zealand offshore waters right around the coast. They are easily recognizable by their bright blue colour and long slender body , with over-length pectoral fins.

Manukau - December 2011

The fishing is showing a steady improvement, with everything happening as expected for this time of year.

Samoa - December 2011

The number of visiting anglers has slowed down in the last few months, marking our low season for tourism.

Otago - October 2011

West Coast Waikato - October 2011

Cook Islands - October 2011

The FAD located out from the Edgewater Hotel was replaced during the first week of August, so should start working before too long.

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